Small Batch Shortbread Bites

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bite size shortbread cookies, shortbread bites, small batch shortbread, sprinkle shortbread

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings 16 cookies

Sixteen bite-size shortbread squares are pressed into a small dish, cut, and baked until pale gold. Sprinkles are folded into the dough.

Heat the oven to 325°F. Line a cold 5-inch square dish with plastic wrap. The wrap is only for shaping, so never put it in the oven.
Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla. Gradually fold in the flour, then the sprinkles. Knead lightly into a ball of dough.
Press the dough into the lined dish. Lift it out by the wrap and cut it into ½-inch squares.
Set the pieces ½ inch apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, until pale gold. Leave them on the sheet for 5 minutes, then move them to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for 16 cookies. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.